Here’s another great album from 2011 that I managed to miss on the first pass. Vreid emerged from the ashes of Windir after the unfortunate death of vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Valfar.
Yesterday just kind of sucked. Except for the fact that the Capitals beat the Penguins, but even that was a bit of a snoozer at 1-0. By the end of the day I was eyebrow-deep...
Earlier I posted a get well to Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi based on yesterday’s news that he is battling lymphoma. That got me feeling a little introspective about how much Black Sabbath...
I’m starting to see the other side of this bug that’s had me down. I still feel like crap but each day is a little better than the last. That being the case, it’s time...
I’m starting to see the other side of this bug that’s had me down. I still feel like crap but each day is a little better than the last. That being the case, it’s time...
I’m starting to see the other side of this bug that’s had me down. I still feel like crap but each day is a little better than the last. That being the case, it’s time...
I’m starting to see the other side of this bug that’s had me down. I still feel like crap but each day is a little better than the last. That being the case, it’s time...
I received a package recently from Houston’s Venomous Maximus, and to my surprise they sent not just a CD, but a large, flat CD like object as well. Only it was black and wouldn’t fit in my CD player.
“Structures Collapse” is the second EP from Swedish death metal band Humanity’s Last Breath. Apparently their first EP was deathcore in style, but lately they have moved on to a death metal...
Welcome to the beginning of something big. If you were to trace back the lineage of all heavy metal bands you would eventually find yourself staring at Black Sabbath.
Testimony is an unsigned progressive thrash band from the Chicago area in Illinois and they recently sent me a copy of their six-song EP called “Transcending Reality.”
I wanted to write this up on Thanksgiving during some down-time I had in the morning, but my laptop battery died so the time was put to other use. The plan was to give thanks...
Gregorian is not normally the type of artist I would review, but because some of the songs they cover are metal in origin, and because I actually really like them, I’m going to do it anyway.
I’ve been meaning to weigh in on this album and right now I’ve got some time while watching the Caps try to lose their first game with their new coach, so what the hell, I’ll squeeze it in.
Footprints in the Custard is an unsigned UK band from Manchester. Formed by a group of bored college students in 2006 they play an interesting blend of punk and metal that is truly an abomination.
Vildhjarta are a Swedish band who, according to Wikipedia, play “an aggressive Meshuggah-influenced djent style, characterised by harmonic minor progressions, dissonant staccato riffs...
Conceived in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and brought to fruition in San Francisco, California, Midnight Chaser rather surprised me by playing some really old school pre-thrash era metal...
In 2009 I picked up Vektor’s “Black Future” from the iTunes store on a whim. It was one of those new music Tuesdays where I was itching to pull the trigger on something new but...
When I first saw the band name and album cover I figured Leather Nun America was going to be some lo-fi death grind band that wouldn’t interest me much. Well I’m glad I took...
Just when you think you’ve heard the most unusual band names around, along comes HarryBigButton from Seoul, Korea. I’d like to hear the story behind how they came up with...
I was very excited by the return of Joey Belladonna to Anthrax and the release of “Worship Music” a few months ago. So when I heard that Anthrax, Testament and Death Angel were coming...
Sentenced, aka “The Northernmost Killers”, are one of my all time favorite heavy metal bands. Their fourth album, “Down”, is George’s Classic for this week.
Seven Thorns is a Danish power metal band whose album “Return to the Past” is out now on Nightmare Records. I usually like the albums Lance King releases on Nightmare Records so...
I’ve seen Opeth live several times, and each time it has been completely different. The first time was at Jaxx, and it was a technical death metal set with a mix of clean and harsh vocals.
Back in September Buke and I had tickets to see Enslaved at Jaxx. We bought the tickets because Ghost was supposed to be on the bill. Then Ghost had to drop off because they...
I’m sorry to say I was not really aware of Vallenfyre and their debut “A Fragile King” until shortly before I received the promo. Normally a death metal super-group would generate enough buzz...
Since today is Halloween I thought I would write up my "classic" today and talk about “Don’t Metal With Evil” by the old Detroit band Halloween. Billed as “Detroit’s Heavy Metal Horror Show”...
As one of the Big Four I’d say Megadeth is a metal band that needs no introduction. Over the last 25+ years Dave Mustaine and a rotating cast of band mates have created some of the greatest metal songs...
Last week on a whim I wrote about “Climbin’ the Walls” by Wrathchild America, an old album that was partly responsible for shaping my heavy metal tastes. I enjoyed writing about it so much...
Here’s another great album from 2011 that I managed to miss on the first pass. Vreid emerged from the ashes of Windir after the unfortunate death of vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Valfar.